egghead science: LHC or we're all going to die

[bluecrucial]

Originally Posted by standardman

Look at the source code.

This... is awesome.

[jeffdrafttech]

It's really broken now.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/21/sc...r=1&oref=login

Originally Posted by NYTimes

on Friday, one of the giant superconducting magnets that guide the protons failed during a test. A large amount of helium, which is used to cool the magnets to within 3.5 degrees Fahrenheit of absolute zero, leaked into the collider tunnel.

In a terse statement, the laboratory said that an electrical connection between the magnets had melted because of the high current. To fix it, engineers will have to warm that section of the tunnel, and then cool it all the way down again.

[hellbent]

as the beastie boys say, its sabotage!

[lissabunnie]

hey thanks for starting this thread.
Now I can do my homework.

[DWarrior]

Unless you have a PhD in particle physics, what you think the LHC will do has absolutely no value.

[standardman]

Not sure the LHC could find dwarrior's sense of humour.

[bluecrucial]

Did you guys hear that the website Reddit sent CERN a Crowbar with a note that said something along the lines of "Get this to Gordan Freeman, He'll know what to do"

Heard about it on a show The Rewind.

Also this Coast to Coast call they played for it is great:

[fluxquanta]

Oh yeah. Today was the first 7 TeV run (that's terra electron-volts, or the energy required to move one electron's charge through a potential difference of 7 times 10 to the 12th power volts (recall, we get roughly 120 volts from a wall outlet)).

Zero universes will be destroyed. People really need to not be so superstitious.

[banger316]

I am not suprised about the opposition to the lhc after all the anti science movement is alive, and well just look at the vaccine debate that is going on in this country. People are so ungrateful to the hard work that scientists have accompolished although they don't mind all the breakthroughs both medically and technologically that makes their lives easier.

[spooky]

Originally Posted by banger316

I am not suprised about the opposition to the lhc after all the anti science movement is alive, and well just look at the vaccine debate that is going on in this country.

Irresponsible journalism is responsible for that, don't blame the people for believing what they read. Even some of your most recent posts demonstrate how susceptible people are to buying into the bullshit bad journalism produces.